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Dorothy M. (LaShier) Holmes, 80, of Belchertown, a former clerk at the UMass Amherst University Store, died July 2.
Born Oct. 10, 1937, she grew up in Turners Falls and joined UMass Amherst in dietary services in 1978. She worked as a clerk in the university store from 1980-88.
She also...

Brian Whitcomb, associate professor of epidemiology, has been elected president-elect of the Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research (SPER).
He will serve one year (2018-19) on the SPER executive committee as president-elect, one year as president, and one year as past...

Grace Casselberry, a doctoral student in marine science and technology, has been awarded a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship that will provide four years of support for her doctoral studies beginning in September.
Casselberry, who works in Andrew...

Melton M. Miller Jr., 84, of Sarasota, Florida, a retired professor of civil engineering, died May 28.
Born Nov. 15, 1933, in Burlington, Vermont, he attended Burlington High School and the University of Vermont. He did graduate study in civil engineering at Purdue University, and his Ph.D. was...

William James Mellen, 94, of Amherst, professor emeritus of veterinary and animal science, died June 15.
Born in Brattleboro, Vermont, on Sept. 10, 1923, he attended public schools in Brattleboro, graduating as valedictorian in 1941. He entered Massachusetts State College, now UMass Amherst, in...

At the invitation of state Attorney General Maura Healey, a 17-photograph exhibit by Brittany Hathaway, digital asset manager for University Relations, will be on display through Aug. 10 in the employee lobby of the John W. McCormack state office building, One Ashburton Place, Boston.
Hathaway...

At the direction of Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy, the campus is undertaking a series of steps to address concerns raised by graduate students around the issues of sexual harassment, violence and assaults.
The chancellor detailed the actions in a reply to the Graduate Women in Science Task Force...

Michael Ramsey-Musolf, professor of physics and director of the Amherst Center for Fundamental Interactions, delivered multiple presentations in June, first highlighting physics and intersectionality at the National Nuclear Physics Summer School at Yale University on June 25 and 26.
He lectured...

The Office of Research and Engagement, led by Vice Chancellor Mike Malone, has completed the first phase of a multi-phase strategic reorganization, effective July 1.
The reorganization will improve efficiency and effectiveness of service offerings and aligns with the campus strategic plan by...

In a new study, plant scientist Fatemeh Etemadi at UMass Amherst’s Stockbridge School of Agriculture, who promotes faba bean as a cold-hardy crop that can thrive in New England’s short growing season with a ready market among many immigrant groups, has now characterized the amount of L-DOPA found in samples of the bean plant’s leaves, stems, roots and seeds.